“I’m always amazed by the small things; there are a lot of little details that you maybe put in yourself as an actor and the fans always seem to pick up on him. For instance, I used words of Gaelic in the show just to express myself and fans will go out of their way to find out what they mean, and to then translate them [to English]. Little things that I sometimes think the viewer wouldn’t even notice. There was a reaction in episode four where I’m talking about Dougal and the scars he leaves, and I touched the back of my head because I was thinking about the scar that was on my head [when] Dougal knocked me out. I was amazed that fans picked up on that. They’re always watching and I’ve seen that they really dissect the episodes and slow things down and I think that’s wonderful — slightly terrifying as well. (Laughs.) But there are so many details in the show that I think, if the fans look deep enough, they’ll see a lot of things that are there that maybe on the first viewing they wouldn’t catch.”

~ The Hollywood Reporter,  20 September 2014

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Jamie & Claire

“As visually stunning as the time spent in France was during the first eight episodes of the season, much of it was dramatically inert, underlining the idea that the show’s strengths aren’t found in matters of political intrigue, but rather in smaller character moments.”

Before Jamie and Claire leave on their journey to solicit assistance from Lord Lovat, there is a touching scene that reminds us all that while the Frasers might have recovered from Faith‘s stillbirth in Paris, their desire for a child remains strong: One night at Lallybroch, Jamie cradles Jenny’s newborn baby in his arms, whispering gently in Gaelic, while Jenny and Claire watch him from upstairs. Jenny and Claire bond over their shared motherhood experience, with Claire able to somberly remember the ability to talk to her unborn child – a privilege Jamie never got to experience. So with Jenny’s baby, Jamie is able to be completely honest and open with his feelings the way he can’t be with anyone else. “It’s a comfort to the soul,” says Jenny.”

~ Wall Street Journal, 28 May 2016

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